Win: Johnny Barnes (20-5) Loss: John Wolfgang (9-17)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay John Wolfgang pitching. Al DeMerit singles past the first baseman. Al DeMerit is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kelly Phillips lines out to the shortstop. John Kuiper hits a home run. Robert Bruce III strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Johnny Barnes pitching. Mickey Bresnahan strikes out. Jack Mirabelli pops out to the first baseman. Claudell Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Allen Butcher singles to right field. Al Millan walks. Charlie Koehler walks. Makoto Taniguchi grounds out to the third baseman. Allen Butcher scores. Al Millan advances to third on the play. Charlie Koehler advances to second on the play. Johnny Barnes lines out to the second baseman. Al DeMerit flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Ben Slocum walks. Ben Slocum steals second. Jeff Closter grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Slocum advances to third on the play. Hal Wissman flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ben Slocum scores. Frank Papi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Kelly Phillips grounds out to the shortstop. John Kuiper walks. John Kuiper steals second. Robert Bruce III reached on a fielding error by Claudell Foster. Robert Bruce III steals second. Allen Butcher grounds out to the third baseman. Al Millan singles to left field. John Kuiper scores. Robert Bruce III scores. Al Millan steals second. Charlie Koehler pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Farmer Rivas flies out to the left fielder. John Wolfgang strikes out. Mickey Bresnahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Makoto Taniguchi strikes out. Johnny Barnes strikes out. Al DeMerit grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Jack Mirabelli singles to center field. Claudell Foster strikes out. Ben Slocum pops out to the pitcher. Jack Mirabelli steals second. Jeff Closter triples. Jack Mirabelli scores. Hal Wissman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Kelly Phillips grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Kuiper walks. Robert Bruce III singles past the second baseman. Allen Butcher singles to center field. John Kuiper is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Robert Bruce III advances to third on the play. Al Millan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Frank Papi flies out to the left fielder. Farmer Rivas strikes out. John Wolfgang flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Charlie Koehler hits a home run. Emil Riley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Makoto Taniguchi walks. Makoto Taniguchi steals second. Johnny Barnes lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Al DeMerit strikes out. Kelly Phillips strikes out. John Kuiper walks. Robert Bruce III is hit by a pitch. Makoto Taniguchi scores. Don Martinez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Allen Butcher walks. Johnny Barnes scores. Al Millan strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Washington Mickey Bresnahan strikes out. Jack Mirabelli flies out to the right fielder. Claudell Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Charlie Koehler walks. Charlie Koehler steals second. Makoto Taniguchi walks. Johnny Barnes lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al DeMerit walks. Shuji Wako comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kelly Phillips singles to right field. Charlie Koehler scores. John Kuiper hits a home run. Makoto Taniguchi scores. Al DeMerit scores. Kelly Phillips scores. Robert Bruce III doubles to center field. Allen Butcher grounds out to the shortstop. Al Millan triples. Robert Bruce III scores. Charlie Koehler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Ben Slocum flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Closter walks. Jeff Closter steals second. Hal Wissman flies out to the left fielder. Frank Papi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Makoto Taniguchi flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Barnes strikes out. Al DeMerit grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Farmer Rivas walks. Luis Manduley is pinch hitting for Shuji Wako. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luis Manduley walks. Mickey Bresnahan lines out to the third baseman. Jack Mirabelli walks. Claudell Foster walks. Farmer Rivas scores. Steve Bowles is pinch hitting for Ben Slocum. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Steve Bowles pops out to the catcher. Jeff Closter strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Butch Terlecki pitching. Tommy Bohnet is pinch hitting for Kelly Phillips. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tommy Bohnet walks. John Kuiper grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tommy Bohnet is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ray Jones is pinch hitting for Robert Bruce III. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Jones pops out to the third baseman. Allen Butcher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Hal Wissman walks. Frank Papi strikes out. Farmer Rivas flies out to the left fielder. Butch Terlecki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 10 Washington total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Robert Bruce III (28).3B - Al Millan (3).HR - John Kuiper 2 (16), Charlie Koehler (18).HBP - Robert Bruce III (4). Baserunning: SB - John Kuiper (63), Robert Bruce III (38), Al Millan (3), Charlie Koehler (42), Makoto Taniguchi (17).CS - Al DeMerit (15).
Batting:3B - Jeff Closter (11).SF - Hal Wissman. Baserunning: SB - Jack Mirabelli (27), Ben Slocum (28), Jeff Closter (24). Fielding: E - Claudell Foster.
Game Notes Tommy Bohnet is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ravelo Garces did not respond to coaching in arm Phil Sundra did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ken Reinbach did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Hayes did not respond to coaching in velocity
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Garvin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dick Klein improves in contact_vs_lefty Harry Garvin improves in contact_vs_lefty Connie Osborn improves in power_vs_righty